Lot Essay
Samuel Townson was apprenticed in 1695. He was a Freeman of the Clockmakers' Company 1702-1738. A walnut longcase by him is illustrated in Brian Loomes, Brass Dial Clocks, Woodbridge, 1998, p. 48, pl. 35.
SAMUEL TOWNSON, LONDON. CIRCA 1715
Details
A GEORGE I WALNUT STRIKING EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK
SAMUEL TOWNSON, LONDON. CIRCA 1715
CASE: caddy top hood with brass-capped columns, concave throat mouldings over cross-banded trunk door with brass lenticle, retail label to inside, cross-banded plinth on bracket feet, restoration to caddy DIAL: 12 in. square brass dial signed on silvered chapter ring 'Sam Townson London', subsidiary seconds, date square and ringed winding holes to the matted centre, blued steel hands (replaced) MOVEMENT: five ring-turned pillars (one latched), anchor escapement, internal countwheel strike and later passing half hour strike on bell; pendulum, brass weights, two winding keys
98¼ in. (250 cm.) high; 18¾ in. (47.5 cm.) wide; 9 in. (23 cm.) deep
SAMUEL TOWNSON, LONDON. CIRCA 1715
CASE: caddy top hood with brass-capped columns, concave throat mouldings over cross-banded trunk door with brass lenticle, retail label to inside, cross-banded plinth on bracket feet, restoration to caddy DIAL: 12 in. square brass dial signed on silvered chapter ring 'Sam Townson London', subsidiary seconds, date square and ringed winding holes to the matted centre, blued steel hands (replaced) MOVEMENT: five ring-turned pillars (one latched), anchor escapement, internal countwheel strike and later passing half hour strike on bell; pendulum, brass weights, two winding keys
98¼ in. (250 cm.) high; 18¾ in. (47.5 cm.) wide; 9 in. (23 cm.) deep
Provenance
With Muirhead, Moffat & Co., Glasgow.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Brought to you by
Isobel Bradley
Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this
If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.